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LEVI FOSDICK, OF- TIKILWA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO DAVID REIGEL, OF THESAME PLACE.

' imm Param No, 83,703, dma Novanta s, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN PLows.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part: cf thesame.

To all who/m it may concern vented a new andimproved Plow; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the` art tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this speciiioation, in which- Figurel is a side 'view ofmy invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same taken in the linex :11, fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a new and-improved plow of that class whichare-more especially designed for breaking up new ground, and arecommonly termed breaking-plows. f

The invention consists in the method of securing the rods which form themould-board of the plow, to the handles, whereby greater strength anddurability are obtained' than in Ythose plows of the same class as atpresent constructed.- I

In the accompanying sheet of drawings,

A represents the beam of the plow;

B B,.the handles;

O, the standard; and

D, the landside. l

These parts may be constructedin the usual way, and therefore do notrequire a special description.

To the frontend of the landside D there is attached, at an acute angle,a plate, E, slightly inclined transversely, and extending backward atrifle past the standard C. To the upper surface of this plate the shareF is secured by bolts a.

G represents a series of rods,the front ends of which p are tted intheplate E at its inner edge, and the rear ends of these rods have boltsb passing through them, the ends of the bolts being firmly .secured inthe rods. The bolts b pass through stirrups H, which are fitted on thehandle B, at the right-hand side of the plow, and

secured in position by set screws c, the inner ends of which are incontact with the rear edge ofthe handle. The bolts b also pass throughthe handle, an'd it will be seen that by screwing up the screws c,apressure of the stirrups against the bolts will be obtained, and thebolts, and consequently the rods G, iirrnly retained in position.

The rods G, it will be seen, perform in a certain degree the function ofa mould-board,- as they throw off" sods and clods of earth from thefurrow. They are far superior to a mould-board for a breaking-plow, asthey materially reduce the draught of the plow.v

These rods Gare not new, in themselves considered, but they havehitherto been secured at their rear ends to the handle by nuts which areliable to work oii' and in case of the adjustment of the rods, or theafiixing of anew rod in the place of a broken one, considerabledifficulty is experienced.

By my arrangement of the stirrups, the rods may be easily detached andapplied.

By having the share F bolted to the top of the plate l E, a very rmattachment of the share is obtained.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patentl The securing of the rods G to the handle B, by meansof bolts b and stirrups H, substantially as shown and described.

' LEVI FOSDIGK. Witnesses:

SAM. EATON, J AMES M. GARDNER.

